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October 25, 1984
Site Considered: Elgin Milk Condensing
Company
Brook & Water Streets
Elgin, IL
Considered at: Plaza I & II Rooms
. Capitol Plaza Hotel
Fifth and Jefferson
Springfield, IL
Date Considered: December 6-8, 1984
Elgin City Council
Kane County Board
150 Dexter Court
Elgin, IL 60120
Dear Sir or Madam:
We are pleased to inform you that the property referenced above will be
considered by the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council for nomination to
the National Register of Historic Places. The Register is the official
national list of historic properties worthy of preservation. Listing in the
National Register provides recognition and assists in preserving our Nation 's
heritage. Enclosed is a copy of the criteria under which properties are
eval uated.
Listing of historic properties in the National Register results in the
fol l awing:
1 . Consideration in planning for Federal , federally licensed, and federally
assisted projects. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966 requires that Federal agencies allow the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment on all projects affecting
historic properties listed in the National Register. For further
information please refer to 36 CFR 800.
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2. Eligibility for Federal tax provisions. If a property contributes tc the
historic significance of a listed National Register district, certain
Federal tax provisions may apply. The Tax Reform Act of 1984 , which
revised the historic preservation tax incentives authorized by Congress in
the Tax Reform Act of 1976 , the Revenue Act of 1978, the Tax Treatment
Extension Act of 1980, and the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 , provides
for a 25% investment tax credit for certified rehabilitations of historic
commercial , industrial and rental residential buildings instead of a 15 or
20% credit for rehabilitation of non-historic buildings more than thirty
years old. This can be combined with a 18-year cost recovery period for
the adjusted basis of the building. Certified structures with certified
rehabilitations receive additional tax savings because owners are allowed
to reduce the basis by one half the amount of the credit. The Tax
Treatment Extension Act of 1980 provides Federal tax deductions for
charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in
historically important land areas or structures. For further information
please refer to 36 CFR 67.
3. Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface coal
mining permit where coal is located, in accord with the Surface Mining and
Control Act of 1977. For further information please refer to 30 CFR 700
et seq.
4. Qualification for Federal grants for historic presrvation when funds are
available. Presently funding is unavailable. Contact David Kenney,
Director, Illinois Department of Conservation, c/o Keith A. Sculle, 405
East Washington, Springfield, Illinois 62706 to determine the present
status of such grants.
Owners of private properties nominated to the National Register have an
opportunity to concur in or object to listing in accord with the National
Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR 60. Any owner or partial owner of
private property who chooses to object to listing may submit to the State
Historic Preservation Officer a notarized statement certifying that the party
is the sole or partial owner of the private property and objects to the
listing. Each owner or partial owner of private property has one vote
regardless of what part of the property that party owns. If a majority of
private ;property owners object, a property will not be listed; however, the
State Historic Preservation Officer shall submit the nomination to the Keeper
of the National Register for a determination of the eligibility of the
property for listing in the National Register. If the property is then
determined eligible for listing, although not formally listed, the only result
is that Federal agencies will be required to allow the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment before the agency may fund,
license, or assist a project which will affect the property. If you choose to
object to the listing of your property, the notarized objection must be
submitted to David E. Kenney, Director, Illinois Department of Conservation ,
c/o Keith A. Sculle, 405 East Washington , Springfield, Illinois 62706, by
December 5, 1984.
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If you wish to comment on whether the property should be nominated to the
National Register, please send your comments to the above address before the
Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council considers this nomination on December
6-8 , 1984. A copy of the nomination and information on the National Register
and Federal tax provisions is available from the above address upon request.
Handicapped persons requiring assistance in order to participate fully in
Advisory Council precedings should contact Keith A. Sculle in advance of the
meeting so that necessary arrangements can be made.
Sincerely,
David E. Kenney
State Historic Preservation
Offi cer
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by Keith A. Sculle
National Register Coordinator
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Criteria For Evaluation
The following criteria are designed to guide the States, 50 years shall not be considered eligible for the National
Federal agencies, and the Secretary of the Interior in Register. However,such properties will qualify if they are
evaluating potential entries (other than areas of the Na- integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria or if they
tional Park System and National Historic Landmarks) for fall within the following categories:
the National Register. A. a religious property deriving primary significance
from architectural or artistic distinction or historical
The quality of significance in American history, architec- importance; or
ture,archeology, and culture is present in districts, sites, B. a building or structure removed from its original loca-
buildings,structures,and objects that possess integrity of tion but which is significant primarily for architectural
location,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feeling, value,or which is the surviving structure most impor-
and association, and: tantly associated with a historic person or event; or
A. that are associated with events that have made a sig- C. a birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstand-
nificant contribution to the broad patterns of our his- ing importance if there is no other appropriate site or
tory; or building directly associated with his productive life;or
B. that are associated with the lives of persons significant D. a cemetery which derives its primary significance from
in our past; or graves of persons of transcendent importance, from
C. that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, age,from distinctive design features,or from associa-
period,or method of construction orthat representthe tion with historic events; or
work of a master,or that posses high artistic values,or E. a reconstructed building when accurately executed in
that represent a significant and distinguishable entity a suitable environment and presented in a dignified
whose components may lack individual distinction;or manner as part of a restoration master plan,and when
D. that have yielded,or may be likely to yield,information no other building or structure with the same associa-
important in prehistory or history. tion has survived; or
Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces,or graves of historical F. a property primarily commemorative in intent if de-
figures,properties owned by religious institutions or used sign, age,tradition, or symbolic value has invested it
for religious purposes, structures that have been moved with its own historical significance; or
from their original locations,reconstructed historic build- G. a property achieving significance within the past 50
ings,properties primarily commemorative in nature,and years if it is of exceptional importance.
properties that have achieved significance within the past